UNIVERSITY STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF BP IN SERBIA

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UNIVERSITY STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF BP IN
SERBIA

• Grant Applicant Institution
• Universite Paris 12 Val de Marne, Prof Patricia
  Pol, Vice President
• Grant Coordinator
• University of Nis, Prof Gradimir Milovanovic,
  Rector

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Consortium Members from EU

• University of Ghent, Belgium Delfien Cloet,
  International Relations Officer
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Irena Briner,
  Head of the International Programes Office
• HRK- German Rectors Conference Barbara Braun,
  Program Manager South East Europe

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Consortium Members from SCG

• University of Belgrade Prof. Dejan Popovic,
  Rector
• University of Kragujevac Prof. Milo Ðuran,
  Rector
• University of Arts in Belgrade Prof. Neboja
  Ignjatovic, Vice Rector
• University of Novi Sad Prof. Miroslav Plancak,
  Vice Rector
• University Braca Karic Prof. Ivan Bagaric,
  Vice chancellor for international cooperation
• Ministry of Education and Sports of Serbia Prof
  Emilija Stankovic Deputy Minister for Higher
  Education

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Expected benefits and aims

• Serbian Universities will benefit from the
  project promoting and implementing Bologna
  Process in a widespread manner.
• This project aims at helping Serbian Universities
  to fulfill some very important requirements and
  deadlines set by the Bologna Declaration and
  instigate other reform actions.

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Background of the project

• The unified Europe requires higher education to
  be established on common principles, providing
  easy mobility, exchange and employability all
  over the continent.
• The new law for high education in Serbia, which
  is in line with the Bologna Process principles,
  is expected to be passed soon.
• With the existing strong support from the
  Ministry of Education, Universities in Serbia are
  expected to reinforce the Bologna Process
  implementation.
• National Bologna Promoters Team is established.
  Bologna related activities for the reforms of
  curricula and university management are initiated
  in all HE institutions.
• However, there is a need of a more structured
  approach and concrete engagement and distribution
  of responsibilities.
• Strengthening the implementation of the Bologna
  process is crucial for successful building of
  modern Serbian universities with all its
  aspects teaching and study, research and
  development, education and training of young
  academics, continuing academic education and
  services to society.

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Background of the project

• There is a necessity of putting certain time
  deadlines for the implementation of agreed tasks
  and to have a clear picture about the development
  in any moment in order to avoid possible
  obstacles in Bologna Process implementation.
• All Serbian universities had gone through an EUA
  Institutional Evaluation Program in 2001/2002,
  before Serbia officially joined the Bologna
  process.
• Common European platform creation become a
  national strategy.
• All Serbian Universities took action and start
  introducing mechanism that could instigate the
  Bologna oriented reforms.
• However, Serbia is in early stage of the reform
  process.
• After the new law for high education in Serbia,
  which is in line with the Bologna Process
  principles, there is an urgent need for moves
  towards the wide-scale adoption of Bologna
  process principals and reviewing curricula,
  increasing student mobility and contributing to a
  policy of transparency and more learner-oriented
  study possibilities.

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Possible problems in the BP and Higher Education
Low implementation i SCG

• Disintegrated university for more than 50 years
• Difficulties with putting pieces together
• Extreme differences in relation students
  professors from faculty to faculty
• On some faculties 90 of the professors work is
  student examination (serious problems with work
  load)
• Different goals from faculty to faculty in study
  programs designs
• High level of unemployment
• Small number of students on technical faculties
  and high on management
• Financial aspects of the BP implementation

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Development of concrete strategy and action plan
in the implementation of the new low and BP

• Study programs
• Procedures for the university professors election
• Normative regulations
• How to organize integrative functions of the
  university
• To proceed with postgraduate studies (master
  studies) until new programs for PhD studies are
  established
• How to organize PhD studies (university,
  interuniversity, international) level

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Specific project objectives

• The aim of the project is to enable Universities
  in Serbia, themselves, to accomplish their key
  responsibilities in regard of BP.
• The Main objective of the project will be
  building university strategies for implementation
  of Bologna Process in Serbia, and to establish
  direct responsibility at university level in the
  process of Bologna principles implementation.
• This will reinforce the Bologna Process
  implementation at the Universities in Serbia
  through the upgrading of their policy, structural
  organization and initiating all important actions
  in line with the Bologna Process restructuring
  the study programs, quality assurance assessment
  and implementation of the European Credit
  Transfer System.

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A list of goals

• Recommendations, related to the establishment of
  the Universities and Faculties commissions for
  the implementation of BP, will be established.
• Establishment of University Commissions that
  should have a strong long term mandate from the
  University senates or Faculty councils with the
  support and participation of the Ministry of
  Education and Sports of the Republic of Serbia
• Commission will have the following
  sub-commissions
• 1. Sub-commission for restructuring the study
  programmes according the Bologna principles
• 2. Sub-commission for quality assurance
• 3. Sub-commission for implementation of ECTS
• Establishment of university network, among
  Serbian Universities involved in the project,
  with the support and participation of the
  Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic
  of Serbia

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A list of goals

• Training of Bologna Process consortium members
  for implementation of Bologna principles,
• Exchange of knowledge in the area of Bologna
  Process implementation
• Analysis of current progress of the Bologna
  Process implementation at the Universities in
  Serbia,
• Identification of the challenges and chances for
  the Bologna Process implementation at the
  Universities in Serbia.
• Development of the Bologna Process promotional
  strategy at Serbian Universities
• Promotion of Bologna Process principles and
  philosophy among professors, students,
  administrative staff and public by making them
  better informed about the significance, necessity
  and benefits of Bologna Process implementation,
• Establishment of activities that would enable
  long-term Bologna Process assistance following
  the completion of the project.

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Work plan

• Study of the experience of EU universities in the
  implementation of BP
• Workshop for the formation of policy papers and
  strategies
• Expert assistance to university and faculty
  authorities in the establishment of commissions
  and sub commissions
• Organization of internet discussion forum
• Workshop for the elaboration of compatible action
  plan for all commissions
• Training sessions for for the heads of all
  university sub-commissions in EU universities
• Seminar for all members of the university
  sub-commissions for the restructuring of
  university studies
• Organization and proceeding with self-assessment
  in all faculties